Tag



My 30, 1933. R. HARTGENBUSCH 1,911,290

TAG

Filed Aug. 25, 1931 3m ATTORNEY Patented May 30, 1933 UNITED STATES REN HARTGENBUSCH, F COLOGNE-HEPES, GERMANY, ASSIGNQR TO A. IKIMBALLl PATENT orme E. N

COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NENV YORK TAG Application mea August 25, 1931. serial no@ 5591217.

without the use of pins, clips or other metalf lic fasteners, and one which will be easy toattach to the goods as Well as to be removed therefrom.

A furthe-r' object of the invention is to provide a marking device the construction of which includes a tongue for interlocking engagement with the goods, and a backing piece or abutment for limiting the movement of the tongue in the direction of the pulllexerted toward the body of the goods, due to the attachment of the device to the goods. Another object ofthe invent-ion is the provision of a construction which, in a desired embodiment, will permit the use of toothed edges for better retaining the goods on the tongue. The inventionA also relates to a method t whereby, in a simple and economical manner, 3U a series of marking tags or tickets may be. produced at onetime from blankstock, the method involving ythe step of cutting the stock to provide certain openings and tongues 35,; for the several tags and folding the stock soy that a backing part will be provided for the tongues of theseveral tags. After being cut andfolded, the stock is divided into the individual tags..

Vith the foregoing' andv other objects in view, the invention consists in the combination of members and arrangement of parts so combined as to coact and cooperate with each other inthe performance of the function and the accomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and further consists in the new and original method steps hereinafter described. Several simple and practical embodiments 563-* ofthe invention, as reduced topractice, are

illustrated in the accompanying drawing,`

in which Figure 1 represents fragmentary'plan V view of a blank sheet provided' with the tongues and slots necessary for producing a plurality of tags in accordance with my invention; l j I Fig. 2 is a similar View, showing the sheet' folded so that the marginal edges of the vslotted portions will form the abutments behind the tongues Fig. 3 is aplan view of anindividual'tag separated from the sheet and'attached to a piece ofvfabric; p

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3;

Fig.- 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but show`` ing another' formof construction;

Fig. 6y is-a fragmentary plan, showing the sheet illustrated in Fig. 5 in folded' condition, toprovide'abutments.behind the tongues;

F 7 isa plan view of an 4individiuil"tag separated from the stock construction shown inFig; i

8 is a `longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9` is a detail view showing toothed or serrated edges for gripping the fabric.

Referring now in detail to the accompany- Y ing drawing, and first to the form of construcv tion i'llustratedvin Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the f numeral 10 designates in general a'fragmentaryportion of'a blank sheet which may con# sist of cardboard, celluloid or other stock; ma-'F terial suitable or approved for use in the'pro--ll duction of tags or tickets. At the places where the individual tags as' 11 are to be cut off or separated, the sheet may be provided, with elongated transverselyextending openings 12 and suitable separating lines '13, al-vr though these indicator parts for the separation. of the individual tags are not' essential, The sheet may lbe provided, longitudinally thereof, with a vfolding line 14 parallel with the longitudinaledge 15. Below the folding there is provided a rectangular'opening 16, the longitudinal edges 17 and 17 of which line 14 and for each ofthe individual tags,

are parallel to the folding line 14. On` the opposite side or above the folding lineV 14,

i there l'is provided for each individual tag a theadjacent edges of the sheet.

tongue 18, cut through the body of the sheet so as to provide parallel slots or spaces 19 at opposite sides of the tongue and a slot or space 20 along the free end of `the tongue. Each tongue is cut out so that adjacent the folding line 14 it will have a portion integral with the sheet, while its free end portion will be pointed towards the longitudinal edge 15 of the sheet. The tongue is thus integrally united along one side with the sheet while the three remaining sides are separated from the sheet by open spaces; and it will be observed in this connection that the tongue, out from the body of the sheet in this manner, lies in the plane of the sheet.

The sheet, having thus been provided with openings and tongues,cis next folded, the

longitudinally extending part A above thefolding line 14 being folded forwardly and pressed down flatupon the part B so that, as shown in Fig. 2, the openings 16 will be located behind the tongues 18. The openings 16 are of such size that the marginal portions 21. of the part B, which portions extend along the edges 17 of the openings 16, serve as abutments for the free ends of the tongues, so that while the tongues are free to move forwardly from and to the plane of the sheet, they can- ;not move backwardly because of the presence of the abutments. The spaces or slots 19 at the opposite sides of the tongues come in direct openv communication with the openings 16. The folded-over part A may be secured l' firmly to the part B by means of any suitable adhesive or cementitious substance. When ,the parts A and B have thusbecn secured together, it will be recognized that each of them reinforces the other, and that while each of the tongues maybe moved forwardly from the plane of the sheet` it cannot be moved rearwardly therefrom because of the presence ofthe abutting portion 21.

In'Figs, 3 and 4, I show an individual tag i. .11 'separated from the sheet and attached toa portion of fabric 22 to be retained thereby. In order to attach the tag to the fabric, it is only necessary to press the tongue 18Vforwardly from the abutment 21 and then insert r4the edge 22 of the fabric through the space 2O at the. free end of the tongue and through the spaces 19, 19 at the opposite sides of the tongue, finally bringing the edge 22 up over thefront face of the tongue so that the fabric will be disposed across the front face of the tongue and extend rearwardly through said openings 19, 19 and 20. In this way the fabric will beinterlocked over the tongue and gripped betweenthe edges of the tongue and Then the fabric hasthus been interlocked and gripped in place any pull directed rearwardly or t0- wards the body of the fabric of which the portion 22 is a part, will only have the effect of drawing the tongue tightly against the abutment 21; and owing to the constant pull or tension of the fabric rearwardly upon the tongue, the tag will not accidentally become detached. Manifestly, when itis desired to detach the tag, it is only necessary to move the tongue forwardly from the abutment and thereupon draw the fabric downwardly over the face of the tongue until the fabric can be withdrawn fromthe tag.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7, I illustrate a modified form of construction in which the folding is effected in such manner that there is no occasion to provide openings 16. In this modified form, 23 designates the longitudinal line of fold and the lower portion C of the sheet is folded rearwardly vand upwardly to lie flat against the back face of the part I) ;the line of fold 23 being provided in such relationship that the marginal portion extendingy to provide side spaces or slots 27 and an end' space or slot 28. The part C is firmly secured to the part D by adhesive or `cementitiou's substance. The sheet, when thus folded, is divided into individual tags 29. With this form, there is no change in the manner in which the tag is attached to the fabric, it being only necessary in order to effect the at tachment, to press thetongue 26 away vfrom the abutmentand insert the fabric through the slots and interlock it over the face ofthe tongue. y j

In order to provide a positive gripping action, the free edges of the tongue may be toothed or serrated, as shown at 30 in Fig. 9; and in addition to this,-if it is desired, the edges of the walls defining the spaces at opposite sides of the tongue may also be toothed or serrated as at 31. n

Each blanl; may be of a dimension suffi cient to provide for the production at oneA time of a series oftags; and it will be readily understood by those fanxiliar Vwith the art that the openings and tongues may be die-cut so that upon the folding of the sheet the parts will come in proper registration with the abutments located Ybehind the free end poryinvention as comprising a particular mode nof treatment and as taking certain selected forms, it' will be understoodY that changes and alterations may be made in the particular details set forth and in the particular forms1 of construction Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the particular details set forth or to the particular forms of construction, but consider myself. at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim l. A. tag of the character described comprising a sheet member folded upon itself, forming a front member and a back member abutting against one face of said front member, a tongue in the front member cut therefrom to have one side integral with said front member while the remaining sides are separated by intervening spaces, the back member having a space cut out underneath the tongue to permit passage therethrough of a fabric, said tongue extending beyond the space in the back member for receiving and retaining the fabric passed through said space to cooperate with the back member in gripping the fabric, and preventing backward movement of the tongue under the pull of the fabric exerted from that direction.

2. A tag of the character described comprising a strip of sheet material folded upon itself to provide a front member and a back member, a tongue provided in the front member, integrally connected therewith to normally lie in the plane thereof, said tongueV being connected to the front member along one side and otherwise separated therefrom by a space, said back member having a pore tion forming an abutment behind the tongue to prevent backward movement of the tongue, and also having an open portion adjacent the abutment to permit, on movement of the tongue forwardly from the abutment, the passage of fabric through the open space for interlocking engagement with the tongue.

3. A tag of the character described comprising a strip of sheet material folded upon itself to provide a front member and a back member, a tongue provided in the front member, integrally connected therewith to norn mally lie in the plane thereof, said tongue being connected to the front member along one side and otherwise separated therefrom by a space, said back member having a portion forming an abutment behind the tongue to prevent backward movement of the tongue, and also having an open portion adjacent the abutment to permit, on movement of the tongue forwardly from the abutment,the passage of fabric through the open space for the application cf the fabric across tho tongue,

the free edges of said tongue and the adjacent' edges of the front member defining said space, together constituting means for clamping the fabric, and certain of the free edges of said tongue being serrated for gripping the fabric.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

REN HARTGENBUSCH. 

